Canucks acquire Diaz from Canadiens for Weise

Summary of 5 articles · Updated Feb 3, 2014

The Vancouver Canucks on Monday acquired defenseman Raphael Diaz from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Dale Weise. Weise never seemed to fit into the plans of Canucks head coach John Tortorella. An undrafted free agent who signed with the Ca… (more)nadiens in September 2012, Diaz had four goals and 41 points in 128 NHL games. Diaz, 28, had 11 assists and was third on the team with 100 blocked shots while averaging 18:53 of ice time per game in 46 games. Selected by the New York Rangers in the fourth round , of the 2008 NHL Draft, the 6-foot-2, 210-pounder has 10 goals and 26 points in 162 games with the Rangers and Canucks. • John Tortorella addressed the media on his first day back: “I apologize first and foremost to the players the situation I put them in, to the organization, with my stupidity, to the league,” Tortorella said before his team’s morning skate at Joe Louis Arena.

• Derek Toye, an artist from Vancouver, created the above image to commemorate the return of John Tortorella after his 15-day suspension. [Canucks] • John Tortorella addressed the media on his first day back: “I apologize first and foremost to the playe…